Dedication

"Another example of David Lynch's groovy surrealist vernacular flying over the head of one of his actors." - Ed Gonzalez

I very much liked this, but why does Hollywood think all we need is a mate? I think I would love to see a movie where the bitter, fucked up misanthrope stays that way.

Pretty sure I will ever write this following sentence again... "Billy Crudup stole the show". I am assuming that his complex character had some sort of OCD but all his little antics were at times funny and at other times I guess a little sad. A bonus point for Mandy Moore appearing but she really just plays in the background to Mr. Crudup. The final end is a bit far fetched and stupid, but the bathroom scene before the end is pretty solid. Maybe I should try to watch another B-Crud movie.

Tried really hard to be a different kind of romantic comedy, but fell into the same cliche traps as every one before it. I happen to be a fan of Mandy Moore and Billy Crudup, but didn't see much of what makes them great in this. Justin Theroux should keep directing, however, but try a different genre next time.

The whole misanthropic, oddball guy meets cute girl and re-evaluates his life, etc. thing is pretty done already, so this doesn't exactly have that going for it. Still, the script isn't pretty good, and it's elevated by a good performance by Crudup, and of course Wilkinson is always good. Also, Mandy Moore is not a bad actress, and she sure is fun to look at. I like Justin Theroux, and I'd say this is not a bad directorial debut for him, even if it's not amazing by any stretch.

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Starts out as more of a dark comedy but shifts to a rom-com midstream.

Directorially, Dedication is a bit of a mess, unable to settle on a tone or visual style. But it leaves you wishing the oddball couple well.

The cynicism and sarcasm dripping from the main character gives this an enjoyable edge, and Mandy Moore does well as his foil. It's a shame that the narrative takes some unearned shortcuts and doesn't do enough with the characters it develops, but it's still fun.

nice soundtrack too

A very promising first half, a very sappy and frustrating second half. I thoroughly enjoyed Henry's views on life though, especially "life is nothing but the occasional burst of laughter rising above the interminable wail of grief". I'm also gonna try his heavy-books-on-the-chest approach to anxiety control in the near future.

bored

The score was annoying but Crudup and Moore both turned in good performances. Theroux seemed to be going for a different type of rom-com, but the odd flourishes didn't do much for me.

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